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Keeping
Our Forests Healthy

Timely and reliable information
for all Colorado forest landowners

****SPECIAL NOTICE***

Premiere episode of "America's Forests with Chuck Leavell"

contributed by Tom Troxel, Intermountain Forest Association

This episode was filmed in Oregon and discusses Cross Laminated Timber, tall buildings, forest restoration, and more. Bruce is working on a series of 12 additional videos. The Colorado video is next in the queue and Bruce hopes to complete that episode by the end of 2017. https://vimeo.com/211429966

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Periodically, the American Tree Farm System® Standards of Sustainability undergo review through an open, transparent process to ensure appropriate incorporation of public input, emerging developments in the forest management arena and to promote continuous improvement of the ATFS program and stewardship on America's family woodlands. In 2014, ATFS revised the Standards of Sustainability.

FOREST CONDITION ASSESSMENT

A healthy sustainable forest with minimal damage from insects and disease (such as mountain pine beetle or mistletoe) will include, but is not limited to, diverse wildlife populations, native understory plants, and conditions that reflect natural succession. The age, distribution, and number of trees per acre on your property will differ depending upon the forest type, slope, aspect, elevation, soil type, precipitation, temperature, tree species, and your land use objectives

You likely have a primary use planned for your forest which will guide your overall management activities. This worksheet will help you ensure that the vegetation and ecosystems on your forest land serve the land uses you have identified. It will also help minimize unintended consequences from improper management.

Be Prepared!

See the new Colorado Tree Farmer’s YouTube channel!

Wildfire!

If you're trying to prepare for the upcoming fire season, you'll want to watch the interview with Linda Masterson, author of "Surviving Wildfire." Linda is a Tree Farmer who lost her home in a wildfire tells us what she wishes she had done to be better prepared.

Linda's book has quickly become a must have handbook for all residents in the wildland/urban interface. For a small donation colorado's Tree Farmers will send you a copy.

Donate and get the book as a free gift.
(Simply go to our Donation Page.)

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The Power of Community

If you are already collaborating with your neighbors to improve forest health or have discovered a method to more effectively reduce the damage that is being done to our forests, please let us know. We can help you tell your story with video. Better yet produce a video of your own highlighting your efforts.

We’ll be adding videos of inspirational stories like this to
our YouTube channel as quickly as they can be produced.

If you don’t know where to start making videos ask your grandchildren for help. Many high schools offer classes on video production, and tens of thousands of young people are already producing amazingly sophisticated videos every day.

Letting your grandchildren teach you a new skill would be a terrific way to get them interested in active forest management. You’ll all enjoy the experience and you may produce a video that could inspire others to begin actively managing their forest.

Major Forest Threats

Links to the latest, most practical, and most up to date information on continuing spread of the mountain pine beetle and the increased danger and cost of larger and more intense wildfire that may result.